Rooney to perform at Ballinree concert
A WONDERFUL concert featuring songs of the festive season, and much more, will be staged when Nenagh’s very own renowned baritone Dylan Rooney and friends perform in Saint Joseph’s Church, Ballinree, Toomevara, on Friday night, December 22.
Dylan, who recently completed a Masters in Performance Degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, will be joined by the equally talented Eiméar Harper (soprano), Emily Hegarty (mezzo), Seán Tester (tenor) and Luke Lally Maguire (pianist) for what is anticipated to be a memorable night of music and song.
The concert, entitled ‘A Classical Christmas’, will feature an excerpt from The Trumpet Shall Sound from Handel's Messiah, along with arias and duets from various operas, which will include Quando me'n vo' from Puccini's La Boheme.
There will also be piano solos featuring works by Ravel and Rachmaninoff.
All the above will be interspersed with some of the well-known and loved Christmas songs and carols, including White Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and Joy to the World.
Dylan Rooney has completed a Bachelor in Music Performance degree at the Royal Irish Academy of Music at Trinity College under the vocal tutelage of Virginia Kerr, in 2019.
Recently, he graduated with a Masters in Performance Degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
performances
Among his recent high-profile performances include soloist at the Summer Festival of Opera at Killruddery House in Dublin.
He also performed at the reception of the newly appointed Irish Ambassador to the UK in London.
In the past, Dylan has represented the Royal Irish Academy of Music as one of its chosen ambassadors, performing a series of ‘Artist’s Choice’ concerts in New York.
Dylan’s operatic performances to date include, Mozart’s, La Finta Giardinera (Nardo), Britten’s, Noye’s Fludde (Noye), and the Irish premier of Francesca Caccini’s, Alcina (Ruggiero).
More recently, he performed as part of onstage chorus in a professional production of Donizetti’s L'elisir d'amore with West Green Opera in London.
AWARDS
Dylan has achieved several awards and bursaries through classical singing competitions at Feis Ceoil, which include the Vincent O’Brien Cup, Baritone Solo Cup, Sligo Cup, John McCormack Society Cup and Bursary, and Hazelwood House Bursary.
Dylan has also participated in several masterclasses in Ireland and abroad, with esteemed singers and coaches such as Dame Anne Murray, Brenda Hurley, Dr Matteo Dalle Fratte, Bruno Caproni and Julian Evans.
GET YOUR TICKETS
This Classical Christmas Concert will start at 8pm sharp. Tickets (€25) can be got at Casey's Service Station, Toomevara; Guerin's Pharmacy, Nenagh, and The Wine Buff, Nenagh. For credit card payments, call or text Fran O'Brien at 085 7079171.
The Eircode for the concert venue is: E45 WF83.